Blue-and-Gold hoopsters open season with wins

Lady Tiger basketball kicked off the 2022-23 season with a victory, defeating visitor Milano, 50-38. RHS junior Ciara Miles led the group with 18 points, 10 rebounds, seven steals and four assists.

Lady Dogs fall short to Schulenburg

BRENHAM—On Saturday, the Lady Dog volleyball team was in a scenario that they had been in before: Facing Schulenburg in the post-season. Last year, THS battled with the Lady Horns in the regional quarterfinals that SHS won in a tie-breaker set.

Bocanegra finishes 31st at state meet

ROUND ROCK—Over the weekend, Rockdale High School’s Jesus Bocanegra raced at the UIL cross country state championships, where he finished 31st out of 149 runners with a time of 17:10 in Class 3A boys’ championship race.

GAME STATS

RHS 46, MHS 38 RHS MHS 21 First Downs 28 127 Rushing 253 14-23 Passing 17-34 280 Passing yards 187 407 Total yards 440 0-0 Fumbles 0-0 3-38.7 Punts 1-61 11-105 Penalties 6-55 Score by quarters RHS 8 0 25 13 — 46 MHS 0 12 20 6 — 38 Scoring summary First quarter ROCKDALE—Gerren Marrero 37 pass from...

THS opens playoffs with Johnson City

Thorndale vs. Johnson City at Hutto Memorial Stadium Kick-off: 7 p.m. Tickets available online via etix.com Last year, Thorndale fell to Hearne in their district finale, 21-14. A win over the Eagles would’ve secured a district title for the oneloss Bulldogs.

Eagles soar into post-season Friday

Milano vs. Burton at Hornet Field (Caldwell) Kick-off: 7 p.m. Tickets available at the gate Although Milano’s season finale with fifthranked Chilton ended in favor of the Pirates 28-7, beating Iola and Bartlett earlier in district play was enough to earn the Eagles their first trip to the...

Tigers win finale, 46-38

McGREGOR—For the first time since the 2011 season, Tiger football entered the final week of their schedule without playoff hopes. This was new for Bluea nd- G old coach Jacob Campsey, who has been at Rockdale since 2014.

TIGER QUEEN

Ilyunn Alonzo, daughter of Noe and Maria Alonzo, was crowned 2022 Rockdale High School Homecoming Queen at Tiger Stadium Friday night.

2022 SPORTS HALL OF HONOR

LeRaven Clark and Leslie Starnes were inducted into the RHS Sports Hall of Honor at a dinner ceremony on Friday night before the football game. In this photo they are honored at Tiger Stadium before the game started.

GAME STATS

LRA 34, RHS 27 LRA RHS 17 First Downs 19 201 Rushing 85 9-13 Passing 16-22 161 Passing yards 208 362 Total yards 293 0-0 Fumbles 0-0 1-27 Punts 0-0 5-55 Penalties 7-65 Score by quarters LRA 6 13 0 15 — 34 RHS 7 14 0 6 — 27 Scoring summary First quarter ACADEMY—Scout Brazeal 29 pass from Kasey Mraz...